We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, demand the passage of a clean Dream Act that provides a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth, without harmful provisions such as border, or interior enforcement, or any form of border militarization that threatens the lives of the 11 million undocumented community members in this country.

Donald Trump killed DACA and in doing so, has placed undocumented immigrant youths’ lives at risk. Undocumented immigrant youth will not stand back and allow our communities to be torn apart. We will not allow ourselves to be used as bargaining chips to advance criminalizing and hateful immigration policies. A clean Dream Act represents a middle of the road compromise, considering that the federal government already spends more money on immigration enforcement than all other law enforcement combined, and will continue to do so even after the passage of the Dream Act.

We support the Durbin and Graham Dream Act, a bipartisan bill the majority of the American people support. About two-thirds of all Trump voters want Congress to pass legislation protecting DACA recipients. Our community is highly skeptical of both political parties who have jointly supported the deportation of almost 3 million people. We call on Democratic members of Congress to pass a clean Dream Act before the end of the year. They must use all vehicles at their disposal to ensure permanent protection for immigrant youth.